cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
ascending and descending; going up and down
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to fill a hole with earth
administrator; director; commissioner
logistics; supply; communications
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
telecommunication equipment
to invite in; to usher in
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
what kind of business; what sort of matter
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
three sides; small offering stand
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
number two; mistress; concubine
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
button (clothing); push-button
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
foaming; frothing; lathering
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)